Posts by Millie Jasper
Annual Helen and Leon Sperling Holocaust Program Speaker Announced
HHREC Board Chairman and GenerationsForward Speaker Michael Gyory will appear as the keynote speaker at this annual event in Utica, NY. https://www.wktv.com/news/education/annual-helen-and-leon-sperling-holocaust-program-speaker-announced/article_a8449078-00e1-11ef-82c1-cf70b30c0fa8.html
Read MoreSeven Bridges Middle School Teacher to be Honored with 2024 Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award at Iona University Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE White Plains, New York – On Tuesday, April 16th the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) will honor Laurie Lichtenstein, an English/Social Studies teacher and E.N.O.U.G.H. Jr. club advisor at Seven Bridges Middle School with the 22nd annual Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award. Lichtenstein will be presented with the award…
Read MoreArea High School Students and Teachers Attend Education Event Featuring US Agency for International Development (USAID) Speaker and Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor
Over 400 students and teachers from 34 schools in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Suffolk Counties and Fairfield County CT attended the 22nd Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) High School Institute event on March 14th at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York. The program began with welcoming remarks by Millie Jasper, HHREC Executive…
Read MoreAnne Frank Center USA Grows Sapling Project
HHREC one of six to receive saplings grown from the horse chestnut tree that towered behind the Secret Annex in Amsterdam NEW YORK, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Anne Frank Center USA, an organization dedicated to transformative education honoring the legacy of Anne Frank, is pleased to announce six new recipients of saplings grown from the horse chestnut tree that…
Read MoreHolocaust Survivors Join HHREC Speakers Bureau
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains, NY has announced three Holocaust Survivors have joined their Speakers Bureau. Dr. Victor Borden is the son of Holocaust survivors Rywen (Roman) and Mina Bornsztajin (Bronstein), who were born and raised in Lodz, Poland from prosperous families. Victor tells the chilling story of his…
Read MoreLocal Authors Publish Book on Holocaust
A group of local second-generation Holocaust survivors have written and published a book documenting their families’ experiences during World War II. Testaments of Courage in the Holocaust is a compilation of true stories told by the authors that describes the courage and resilience of their family members who escaped the Nazis’ final solution. “Putting this…
Read MoreTheatrical Performance Highlights Iconic Figures Speaking on the Holocaust and Human Rights
On Wednesday, January 31st the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and the Ossining Public Library hosted a live theatrical performance of Letters from Anne and Martin, a unique production featuring actors that combines the iconic voices of Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The performance portrayed by actors from The Anne…
Read MoreHHREC Director of Education Steve Goldberg Featured in Newsweek Article : How Holocaust Education Has Changed in America’s Schools
https://www.newsweek.com/holocaust-education-changed-america-schools-1864470#:~:text=Current%20Holocaust%20teaching%20across%20American,one%20of%20the%20largest%20U.S.
Read MoreHHREC Director of Education Steven Goldberg Featured in Journal News Story about Student Reactions and Education Efforts During the Israel/Hamas War
This featured article in LoHud reviewed education efforts at schools in the Hudson Valley and New York State as reported by the journalist that “The passionate reactions of young people to the Israel-Hamas war have reminded many of the outcry over the Vietnam War.” and answer to the question: “But what do New York students…
Read MoreHudson Valley Area Teachers and Students Attend Annual Human Rights Institute
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center hosted their 9th Annual Human Rights Institute for Middle School Student Leaders on November 15th, 16th and 17th at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester in Rye, New York. Students and teachers from 37 public and private middle schools in the Hudson Valley attended. HHREC staff and area educators facilitated…
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